-many early forms of art were sculptures or pottery.
-another important thing in the art was how it connected to the religious aspect of Chinese life. ~this was shown through the peace and love in the art work and how it often involved some form of nature.-Many of the works were made out of materials you could find in the earth. With that you can see the connection between the Chinese people and the earth.-Though much of the work that existed within China had a practical use, they were still engraved beautifully, showing how they appreciated everything they use.
Scroll artancient Chinese scroll video here-Chinese scroll painting of landscapes showed a Taoist belief that you can find your inner peace within nature. -these scrolls were originally painted horizontally, but when the renaissance came the scrolls were painted on vertically-Generally the scrolls were made of paper or silk-painted with either ink or gouache for a more permanent result
Chinese Paper Cutting
-Created around first century A.D. -First started in the Tang Dynasty-Created images of animals, Buddha, opera faces and other subjects-Used to decorated windows, houses, clothes, and women's hair Informational video of Chinese paper cutting below
Religious Art
-Religion is a very important part of Chinese culture. So the art is greatly influenced by religion. -Buddhism is a huge influence in the art, they even have a Buddha which is four stories tall! -Taoism is reflected in many pieces, through the use of landscapes and peaceful surroundings.
中國古代藝術
Zhōngguó gǔdài yìshù Ancient Chinese Art
Pottery and Sculpture
-many early forms of art were sculptures or pottery.
-another important thing in the art was how it connected to the religious aspect of Chinese life.
~this was shown through the peace and love in the art work and how it often involved some form of nature.-Many of the works were made out of materials you could find in the earth. With that you can see the connection between the Chinese people and the earth.-Though much of the work that existed within China had a practical use, they were still engraved beautifully, showing how they appreciated everything they use.
-these scrolls were originally painted horizontally, but when the renaissance came the scrolls were painted on vertically-Generally the scrolls were made of paper or silk-painted with either ink or gouache for a more permanent result
Chinese Paper Cutting
-Created around first century A.D.
-First started in the Tang Dynasty-Created images of animals, Buddha, opera faces and other subjects-Used to decorated windows, houses, clothes, and women's hair
Informational video of Chinese paper cutting below
Religious Art
-Religion is a very important part of Chinese culture. So the art is greatly influenced by religion.
-Buddhism is a huge influence in the art, they even have a Buddha which is four stories tall!
-Taoism is reflected in many pieces, through the use of landscapes and peaceful surroundings.